. The challenges of human cloning for public policy in Illinois. Human cloning; Human cloning; Human cloning; Public Policy. that about the potential medical benefits of human organ and tissue cloning, where a 5-1 majority said they expected important advances in medical treatment. It is striking that although only 45 percent of respondents reported they had heard of any possible benefits of cloning, 73 percent be- lieved that such medical benefits would occur, when they were asked specifi- cally about such benefits. This suggests that if arguments about medical benefits of human cloning were
. The challenges of human cloning for public policy in Illinois. Human cloning; Human cloning; Human cloning; Public Policy. that about the potential medical benefits of human organ and tissue cloning, where a 5-1 majority said they expected important advances in medical treatment. It is striking that although only 45 percent of respondents reported they had heard of any possible benefits of cloning, 73 percent be- lieved that such medical benefits would occur, when they were asked specifi- cally about such benefits. This suggests that if arguments about medical benefits of human cloning were advanced promi- nently in a public debate about regula- tion, they would likely find a receptive audience. We also asked respondents which level of government should have responsibility for cloning regulation. The largest group, 49 percent, endorsed a shared federal and state responsibility. (See Table 6.) A. substantial minority felt that the federal government should have sole responsibil- ity, with virtually no Illinoisans consider- ing this exclusively a state issue. Demographic, political, and religious differences Finally, we asked a variety of questions about demographic characteris- tics, political attitudes, and religious orientation to determine to what extent differences in opinion about cloning reflect these underlying differences among citizens. Table 7 presents comparisons showing the differences between various demo- graphic, regional, and political groups with respect to two of the policy ques- tions we have discussed - one on ban- ning human organ and tissue cloning, and one on banning cloning of complete animals. (We do not use the question Table 5. Perceived Consequences of Cloning Research on animal cloning would help produce % yes % no better and cheaper foods* 36 44 Research on cloning human tissues and organs would lead to important advances in medical treatment* 73 14 Research on cloning humans would enable infertile couples to have biologically related
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